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HTMLCanvasElement: contextrestored event

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The contextrestored event of the Canvas API is fired if the user agent restores the backing storage for a CanvasRenderingContext2D.

You can redraw, re-retrieve resources, and reinitialize the state of your context after receiving this event.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("contextrestored", (event) => { })

oncontextrestored = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Example

The code fragment below detects the context restored event.

const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");

canvas.addEventListener("contextrestored", (e) => {
  console.log(e);
  // call to redrawCanvas() or similar
});

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also